Annual cycle of 13C and 15N stable isotope signatures of adductor muscle at the bivalve Pinna nobilis
Editor's version
http://www.ciesm.org/Date
2013Type
conference posterKeywords
BivalvesCoastal systems
Trophic relations
Balearic Islands
Abstract
Pinna nobilis are efficient filter feeders bivalves and provide evidence of surrounding conditions. Individuals of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) have been sampled and isotopic values of δ13C and δ15N have been analyzed to study the annual cycle of the fan mussel in non-eutrophic waters. Values obtained in summer months are higher indicating the need to consider temporal shifts in stable isotope linked with trophic resources availability